Abnormal Behavior
What are the four objectives of psychopathology?
Describe, Explain, Predict, Modify
What is the name of the model used to describe the various factors that contribute to a mental disorder?
The Multipath Model
What word shares the same meaning as reliability?
Consistency
What method do psychologists use in research?
Scientific Method
The predominant training philosophy in clinical psychology today is the...
Scientist-practitioner model
What is phenotype?
What type of interview has a set of predetermined questions selected by the clinician?
Structured Interview
What are the three components to the theory-data-cycle?
Theory, Hypothesis, Data
The term psychologists use as the cause of abnormal behavior is the behavior's ____.
Etiology
Within the multipath model to understanding psychopathology, learned helplessness is considered a ______________ dimension.
Psychological
When a diagnosis tells the clinician what is likely to happen and possibly predict the course of the disorder and the likely effect of one treatment or another, the diagnosis has what type of validity?
Predictive validity
If I am running an experiment and my theory is that listening to music while studying for a test will improve exam results, what are the independent variable and dependent variable?
The IV is music and the DV is exam results
What are the 4 D's of psychopathology?
Statistical deviance, subjective distress, dysfunction, and dangerousness
In the diathesis-stress theory, the diathesis is ____.
The individual's predisposition to develop illness
Classical conditioning is a form of associative learning. What exactly is associated?
A neutral stimulus and an unconditioned stimulus
If I have a .45 correlation coefficient (r), what size is the effect?
It is considered a medium effect size
What is moral treatment?
Treating people with mental dysfunction in a way that emphasizes moral guidance and humane and respectful treatment
According to the psychodynamic model, people use unconscious strategies to protect their egos from distress. These strategies are called ____.
Defense mechanisms
Which of the following increases the frequency of a behavior because it removes or reduces an aversive (punishing) event?
Negative Reinforcement
Am I able to make a causal claim that shoe size causes stronger reading abilities?
No, this is a correlation. We don't have a precedent and other variables contribute, such as age.